A Childhood Without Flu Shots?

[Guest guest]

This was the title of an article I read in today's paper:

" Although children ages 5 and up can dodge the needle for flu shots, younger

tots haven't been that lucky- yet. MedImmune, the company that makes intranasal

FluMist, is seeking FDA approval for a new formulation that's safe for children

as young as 1 year old, hopefully in time for the 2007-08 flu season. A test

found that the vaccine was 55% more effective than the traditional injection. "

How wonderful... if babies don't have enough strikes against them. Now they'll

have a chance to get a live flu virus shot up their noses, in closer proximity

to their little, developing brains!

And notice how it's acknowledged that the shots aren't very reliable.

Kay